Sessenhausen
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show Location of Sessenhausen within Westerwaldkreis district | |
Sessenhausen | |
Coordinates: 50°31′44″N 7°42′44″E / 50.52889°N 7.71222°ECoordinates: 50°31′44″N 7°42′44″E / 50.52889°N 7.71222°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Westerwaldkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Selters (Westerwald) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Werner Eiser[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 866 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 56244 |
Dialling codes | 02626 |
Vehicle registration | WW |
Website | www.selters-ww.de |
Sessenhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Geography[]
The rural residential community of Sessenhausen lies 4 km west of Selters. The community belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Its seat is in the like-named town.
History[]
In 1227, Sessenhausen had its first documentary mention as Sasinhusin. In 1758 it was mentioned as Sassenhusen, and then later as Sachsenhausen and Sassenhausen.
Politics[]
The municipal council is made up of 12 council members, as well as the honorary and presiding mayor (Ortsbürgermeister), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.
Economy and infrastructure[]
North of the community runs Bundesstraße 413, leading from Bendorf to Hachenburg. The nearest Autobahn interchange is Dierdorf on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.
References[]
- ^ Direktwahlen 2019, Westerwaldkreis, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
External links[]
- Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Westerwaldkreis
- Westerwaldkreis district geography stubs